Unscramble MATELLASSE and you have 290 words, MATELLASSE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are MALLEATES and MATELASSE, 11 points each. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MATELLASSE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 12 with 8, 22 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among 22 7-letter words from MATELLASSE, the top score is 9, reached by 13. MEASLES and ATLASES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MATELLASSE, 31 score 8 points, the group's best. METALS, LEASES and SESAME are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MATELLASSE scores 7. SMALL, METAL and SEEMS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from MATELLASSE, the top score is 6, reached by 56. SAME, TEAM and MEET are the familiar ones.
Of the 55 3-letter words in MATELLASSE, 18 score 5 points, the group's best. ALL, SEE and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MATELLASSE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in SE · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MALEATES, MALTASES, MATELESS, MEALLESS, MEATLESS, SMALLEST and TAMELESS (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MATELLASSE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATELLASSE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 203 | 290 | 193 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
87 of the 290 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MATELLASSE, MALLEATES, MALLEATE, SMALLSAT, MALTESE, MESETAS, SEAMSET, TELESMS, AMATES, EMLETS, LEMELS, MAASES and 75 more. 10 of the 290 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MATELASSE, MASAS, MASES, MASA, SALATS, MES, ATS, EST, TES and TE.
This word takes every letter of MATELLASSE plus a single extra one.